Destiny 2 players are happier than ever. That surge in joy could be seen in sales numbers for the game as well, as Destiny 2 was offered for free in September over on PS Plus, resulting in plenty of purchases of its expansion content. Heck, Destiny 2 was pretty much the top-grossing console game of the month, beating even the mighty Fortnite. It apparently wasn’t enough for Activision.

Oh Capcom, you were doing so well. Then you went and mentioned the dreaded M-word in your upcoming demon-slaying action title of which I’ve already pledged my love to, Devil May Cry 5. Yup, Devil May Cry 5 will be rocking both style and microtransactions next year, as the latest chapter in the series is focusing more on the classic Red Orbs in-game currency than ever before.

Fallout 76 is coming later this year, and it’s a marked departure for the series. While it’ll retain the general post-apocalyptic look and feel, along with the established sort of quest structure, it’s effectively a massively multiplayer online shooter. Of course, thatmeans it'll have microtransactions.

Marvel's Contest of Champions has its fanbase fuming lately with its lack of support, pay to win mechanics and updates that are capable of literally burning your phone out.

PEGI, the Pan European Game Information labelling system lists the age restriction and content descriptors for games that might cause offence – including things like drug use, violence, swearing, gambling and sex. Today, it’s announced another offensive descriptor: In-game purchases.

The highly acclaimed Forza Motorsport racing games had a bit of a stain on them with the last game. It wasn’t nearly as beloved as previous games, with complaints ranging from boring music, the removal of interesting classes, and a messy progression system. Most criticised of all though was the inclusion of loot boxes. Mods for cars came by way of Prize Crates – loot boxes - changing the way you earned cash for new cars. Those are now being yanked.

Almost 300 days later, Shadow of War is now a drastically different gold after its latest patch, which saw the game’s secondary premium currency and hand-rubbing Orc pulled from the base game.

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is still a terribly popular game, even if it is losing ground to the more mass-appeal Fortnite. thanks to being available on both iOS and Android, PUBG is actually the most downloaded mobile game on the planet. But it's hardly making any money.